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Ravensdale

Investigation launched after suspected explosive device found in north Co Louth

A cordon has been established, and local traffic diversions are in place.

GARDAÍ ARE INVESTIGATING what a spokesperson described as an “object of concern” in Ravensdale, to the north of Dundalk in Co Louth overnight.

“Following suspicious activity, gardaí proceeded to the location and carried out a preliminary search,” the spokesperson said.

“During the search, an object of concern was found.”

Officers from a Defence Forces’s bomb squad are helping assess the object, which sources said was a suspected explosive device.

A cordon has been established, and local traffic diversions are in place.

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